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| Aug 3, 2026 | Ancient marine life may be hiding in Antarctica’s Blood Falls | Angela Zoumplis and Natalie Aranda collecting samples at Blood Falls in January 2023. Photo courtesy Bryan Minnear.
We're not simply seeing genetic leftovers. We're seeing evidence of organisms responding to a harsh, changing envi... |
| Jul 23, 2026 | J. Craig Venter Institute awarded $200,000 St. Baldrick’s Foundation grant to advance childhood leukemia treatment | The ability of leukemia cells from a mouse model of MLL leukemia to replicate and propagate itself was severely reduced in BAF knockout as indicated by the reduced number of colonies on the plate.
Magnified inset showing also changes in col... |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Учёные впервые создали с нуля синтетическую клетку, которая растёт и делится | Учёные создали синтетическую клетку, похожую на живую больше, чем все предыдущие, когда-либо созданные — это подтверждение концепции, согласно которой в лабораторных условиях можно вдохнуть жизнь в неживую материю или создать нечто, близкое... |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Tiny, abundant ocean alga shows how life thrives where sunlight and iron are scarce | Cultures of P. calceolata with and without added iron. The sample on the right, with the addition of iron, shows a marked increase in biomass and pigmentation. Image courtesy Tyler Coale.
P. calceolata has a highly tuned strategy for living... |
| May 8, 2026 | Study finds DNA carrying antibiotic resistance genes can remain functional after common lab decontamination steps | As biotechnology becomes more routine, biosafety practices should account for what can persist after disposal—not only what gets inactivated.”
— Tae Seok Moon, Ph.D.LA JOLLA, CA, UNITED STATES, May 8, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A new study ... |
| Apr 30, 2026 | J. Craig Venter, genomics pioneer and founder of JCVI and Diploid Genomics, Inc., dies at 79 | J. Craig Venter Headshot. Credit: Brett Shipe / J. Craig Venter Institute. LA JOLLA, CA, UNITED STATES, April 29, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- La Jolla, California—April 29, 2026—The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) announced that J. Craig Ve... |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Unveiling the secrets of an adaptable, ubiquitous ocean algae | The RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer, visible in the distance, was used to collect samples as part of the CICLOPS cruise. Here, a zodiac waits as a science crew works ashore Livingston Island as part of an earlier research effort. Image courtesy Ma... |
| Jul 10, 2025 | New study reveals how deep ocean currents shape microbial life across the South Pacific | Bethany Kolody prepares water samples aboard the NOAAS Ronald H. Brown, during the P18 GO-SHIP voyage from Easter Island to Antarctica in the South Pacific in 2017. Image courtesy Bethany Kolody.
The voyage to collect water samples began at... |
| Apr 2, 2025 | Leading neuroscientist and AI geneticist Anders Dale, Ph.D. named president of J. Craig Venter Institute and joins Board | Anders M. Dale, Ph.D., J. Craig Venter Institute president and faculty member.
Through two multimillion-dollar NIH grants, Dr. Dale will continue leading key centers for the largest long-term studies of brain development and child health
I ... |
| Mar 26, 2025 | Researchers design tools to develop vaccines more efficiently for African swine fever virus (ASFV) | Healthy pigs at ILRI’s Clinical Research Facility. Image courtesy ILRI.
An electron micrograph of an African swine fever virus particle
The reverse-genetics system developed for ASFV may be adapted for other viruses, including lumpy skin di... |
| Oct 2, 2024 | J. Craig Venter Institute awarded 5-year, $5M grant to lead Center for Innovative Recycling & Circular Economy (CIRCLE) | Overall project vision and goals the CIRCLE Global Center. Credit: Anna Capria / J. Craig Venter Institute.
CIRCLE is one of the six new NSF Global Centers focused on advancing bioeconomy research to solve global challenges
Global problems ... |
| Sep 19, 2024 | Scientists discover molecular predictors of toxic algal blooms that pose health risk, ecological and economic harm | Microscopic view of domoic acid producing Pseudo-nitzschia diatom in a seawater sample from Monterey Bay, California. This diatom species, when in active growth, typically forms long chains of individual cells. Image courtesy G. Jason Smith... |
| Sep 19, 2024 | Human Genome Stored On ‘Everlasting’ Memory Crystal | University of Southampton scientists have stored the full human genome on a 5D memory crystal – a data storage format that can survive for billions of years.
The team hope that the crystal could provide a blueprint to bring humanity back fr... |
| May 1, 2024 | Tae Seok Moon, Ph.D. and Nan Zhu, Ph.D. join J. Craig Venter Institute faculty | J. Craig Venter Institute Logo
JCVI continues to actively recruit faculty to expand core research areas, including human health and synthetic biology
Nan and Tae Seok both bring the energy, curiosity, and creativity needed to solve big ques... |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Groundbreaking study reveals oral microbiome’s role in immune response and COVID-19 severity | Senior author, Marcelo Freire, DDS, PhD, DMedSc
Newly developed AI model shows that saliva is a better predictor of COVID-19 severity than existing blood tests
We confirmed our suspicions that an unhealthy oral microbiome leads to an overal... |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Scientists develop method to efficiently construct single-copy human artificial chromosomes (HACs) | A human cell undergoing cell division where the goal is to align duplicated chromosomes and deliver a perfect set to the two new “daughter cells.” Image courtesy Ben Black.
HACs have wide potential research applications to synthetic biologi... |
| Feb 12, 2024 | Минималистическая модель живой клетки в браузере | Вы когда-нибудь задумывались, как действуют клетки — элементарные единицы живой материи? Я программист, но одновременно увлекаюсь клеточной биологией. Поэтому я решил смоделировать работу простейшей клетки на TypeScript. Вообще, клетки неве... |
| Jan 22, 2024 | J. Craig Venter Institute contracted by the CDC to rapidly construct synthetic influenza genes | Dr. Sanjay Vashee, Professor in the Synthetic Biology Group and Rockville, MD Campus Director
Genes will be used to help develop seasonal and pandemic vaccines, improving response time and vaccine efficacy
Our team is excited to assemble fl... |
| Nov 14, 2023 | Coastal upwelling regions threatened by increased ocean acidification | Coastal upwelling regions threatened by increased ocean acidification Published 14 November 2023 Press releases Leave a Comment
Scientists from JCVI and Scripps aboard R/V Atlantis in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Big Sur, California. ... |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Coastal upwelling regions threatened by increased ocean acidification | Scientists from JCVI and SIO aboard R/V Atlantis in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Big Sur, California. Photo courtesy Robert Lampe.
Increased acidification shown to limit iron availability, a critical element for the survival of phytop... |
| Feb 1, 2023 | JCVI Associate Professor Marcelo Freire elected to the 2022 class of AAAS Fellows | Marcelo Freire
Inflammation is a fundamental physiological process of normal healing, yet in pathology, the inflammatory responses present abnormal circuitry with many unknown interactions.”
— Marcelo FreireLA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA, USA, Februa... |
| Jul 21, 2022 | Synthetic Genomics Advances and Promise | Electron micrograph of clusters of JCVI-syn3.0 cells magnified about 15,000 times. Image courtesy Tom Deerinck and Mark Ellisman of the National Center for Imaging and Microscopy Research at the University of California at San Diego.
Advanc... |
| Apr 29, 2022 | J. Craig Venter Institute sells La Jolla laboratory building to UC San Diego | LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA, USA, April 29, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), now in its thirtieth year, has sold its La Jolla laboratory building to the University of California San Diego for $25 million and five-ye... |
| Jul 14, 2021 | Deep Longevity Launches Psychological Aging Clocks and Announces Scientific Advisory Board | HONG KONG, July 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Endurance RP Limited ("Endurance Longevity" or the "Company" and together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"; stock code: 0575.HK) is pleased to announce its wholly owne... |
| May 20, 2021 | California could become first state to mandate biosecurity screening by mail-order DNA companies | California lawmakers on Thursday will vote on a bill that would require the state’s growing gene synthesis industry to adopt screening protocols to keep dangerous DNA out of the hands of the wrong people. The proposed legislation would be t... |
| Jul 29, 2018 | Human Longevity accuses its founder Craig Venter of stealing trade secrets | “Following Venter’s termination from HLI, he abruptly left the HLI corporate offices with his HLI-owned computer. Venter immediately began using the HLI computer and server to communicate to the public, solicit HLI investors and employees…E... |
| Jun 2, 2016 | Forget the sci-fi horror stories. Here’s what we could learn from a synthetic genome | The announcement today of a project to synthesize the human genome from off-the-shelf parts is sure to prompt a lot of hand-wringing among scientists and other critics fearful of a future full of lab-grown humans.
But such a science fiction... |
| Apr 4, 2016 | J. Craig Venter’s Human Longevity nabs $220M to expand Health Nucleus | Along with the Health Nucleus program, the new funding will go towards HLI’s Comprehensive Cancer Program, which sequences a patient’s whole genome and circulating tumor DNA, with aims to find the right pharmacogenomic treatment plan.
Inves... |
| Nov 5, 2015 | Geneticist Craig Venter helped sequence the human genome. Now he wants yours | If you enter Health Nucleus, a new facility in San Diego cofounded by J. Craig Venter, one of the world’s best-known living scientists, you will get a telling glimpse into the state of medical science in 2015.
Your entire genome will be seq... |
| Mar 13, 2013 | Life hacking: Craig Venter says he’s close to creating artificial bacterium ‘from scratch’ | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
We are close to creating artificial life from scr... |
| Mar 13, 2013 | Life hacking: Craig Venter says he’s close to creating artificial bacterium ‘from scratch’ | We are close to creating artificial life from scratch, according to Human Genome scientist and genetic research trailblazer Craig Venter.
Just half a year ago, scientists at the J. Craig Venter Institute simulated an entire organism in soft... |
| Oct 14, 2011 | How Steve Jobs’ example could spark health and life sciences innovation | But healthcare does have visionary leaders. Sam Taylor, president of the North Carolina Bioscience Organization suggests Craig Venter, the biologist and entrepreneur who might best be known for being the first to sequence the human genome. ... |
| May 5, 2010 | Venter Institute Raises $53M Through Sale-Leaseback Deal | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
The $53 million generated by the sale of the J. Craig Venter Institute’s five-building campus in Rockville, MD, could help finance construction of a multi-disciplinary researc... |
| Oct 12, 2009 | The Economist�s Innovation Award for Bioscience given to J. Craig Venter Ph.D., for contributions to genomic research | Core Facts
Winner’s genomic research recognised as potential to revolutionise personal medicine, pharmaceuticals, and biofuels Come and meet Dr Venter, president of the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI)(www.jcvi.org), as he accepts an award ... |
| Sep 5, 2007 | Craig Venter’s genome and our brave new world | (UPDATED: See below.)
It’s finally all about him.
By “him,” of course, I mean J. Craig Venter, the iconoclastic scientist who had his entire genome sequenced, posted in a public database, and analyzed in a scientific paper published Monday ... |
| Jul 12, 2007 | Roundup: Biogenerics bill in limbo, clashing data on health IT benefits, the RNAi boom, and more | House-Senate confrontation set over biogenerics — Late last month, a key group of senators reached agreement on legislative provisions that would authorize copycat versions of biotech drugs, which are typically complex proteins manufactured... |
| Human Longevity accuses its founder Craig Venter of stealing trade secrets | Craig Venter is the founder of Human Longevity Inc.
Craig Venter’s career has been the stuff of lore. He founded Celera Genomics to compete with the Human Genome Project, and made it onstage with Francis Collins, President Bill Clinton and ... |
| How Steve Jobs’ example could spark health and life sciences innovation | Steve Jobs turned around Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and in so doing, revolutionized how millions use technology in their lives. So is there a Steve Jobs for healthcare or the life sciences?
The short answer is “no.” High tech and life sciences thr... |
| J. Craig Venter’s Human Longevity nabs $220M to expand Health Nucleus | Human Longevity Inc., the San Diego startup centered on unraveling the genomic underpinnings of aging, just closed out a stunning $220 million Series B. The funding will be used to build out Health Nucleus, HLI’s clinical research center, a... |
